Book: Fr Mychal Judge - 'Take Me Where You Want Me to Go'

The world came to know Franciscan priest Mychal Judge through the bravery and self-sacrifice he displayed during the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001. But long before his lifeless body was carried out of the rubble (a moment captured in a photograph that became immediately famous), and before he was officially designated "Victim 0001" of that day's attacks, Fr Mychal was, to a great many people, a beloved priest known for his compassion and faith.

In Mychal Judge, Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, offers a spiritual biography that will move and fascinate readers. It details the personal history and experiences-including his Irish-American upbringing, his struggles with alcoholism, his care for the marginalised, and his ministry to firefighters-that formed the man who ultimately died running into the North Tower to try to save and minister to the terrified and the dying.

Fr James Martin SJ, commented: "Here is a spiritual biography that not only includes details of his personal history and experiences but also addresses the topic of his gay identity. Whether meeting him in these pages for the first time or getting to know him better, readers will encounter in Fr Judge a figure they will not soon forget."

To order a copy see: www.newwaysministry.org/judge-book/#order